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C. C. MILLAR Sleeping Car.

Patented Jan. 19. 1869.

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CJC. MILLAR. OF SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.

Letters Patent No. 85,950, dated Janua/ry 19, 1869.

m IMPROVED SLEEPING-0AR w The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the name.

be out of the way of persons getting into or out of the lower berths.

When the seat A"is used as such, the arm 0 is erected, and secured in the position shown in fig. 1, by

means of a hook-fastenin n, or its equivalent.

' The backs of the seats are all hinged, by means of arms, to the, arms of the seats, so that these backs To all whom it may concern Be itknown that I, O. O. MILLAR, of Savannah, in the county of Ghatham, and State of Georgia, have invented a new and improved Sleeping-Oar; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which e 1 is a view showing the improved car-seats, arran d as such.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same.

Figure 3 is a view showing the three seats converted into sleeping-berths.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicat corresponding in the usual well-known manner.

The back, D, of the intermediate seat A is attached, by. arms 0, to pivots, so that it can be removed out of the way when the sleeping-berths are made.

The arms a c of the back D are centrally divided and hinged, as shown in Figure 5, so that, when this back is not in immediate use, its arms 0' 0 can be folded, so as to allow it to be introduced between the seats, and beneath the lower bed, out of sight, and outof the way.

The backs D'D of theseats A A are hinged, by rigid arms a c, in the usual well-known manner of hinging reversible car-seat backs,an'd each one of these backs is provided with boards, a a, hinged as shown in figs. 3'and 4, so that, when the backs are turned up to form supports for the bed-b0ttom G of the upper berths, as shown in figs. 3 and4, the said boards can This invention relates to certain novel improvements on reversible car-seats, which are so constructed as to be readily convertible into beds or berths for the comfort of passengers travelling at night.

By my invention, hereinafter described, I provide every alternate seat, and the back thereof, with folding boards, which are adapted to serve as partitions for separating the different berths when the seats are converted intoberths, and, when the seats are used as such, said boards can be folded up out of the way.

between upper berths, and the boards or narrow strips a forming ledges for sustaining the ends of the bedbottoms G.

When the backs D D are arranged for theseats, as shown in figs. l and 2, the partition-boards wand the ledges or strips to are folded snugly against the surfaces of said backs, and held in this condition by hookfastenings b, as shown in the figures lastnamed.

When these backs are arranged for the upper tier of berths, as shown in figs: 3 and 4, the partition-boards a stand perpendicular to the backs, and are thus held by the cushions, E, and the ledges a, arranged in the plane of the backs, so as to increase their width, as shown.

The divisions or partitions, J J, for the lower berths, are hinged to the rails of the seats A A, and made of hinged sections, so that they can be folded and laid flat upon the seats, as shown in fig. 2.

When the berths are formed, the partitions J are erected, as shown in fig. 4, and secured in this position by means of sliding bolts k and hook-fastenings j.

I secure the seat-backs D D in the position shown in figs. 3 and 4, by means of horizontal hooks d d, which are pivoted to the side, B, of the car, and made to receive the arms 0 nearest this side.

In practice, brace-rods may be used, in addition to the hooks d d.

The cushions E, E, and E, are made in pairs, hinged together, so that they can be folded, to form seatcushions, as shown in figs. 1 and 2, or opened, to form bed-cushions, as shown in figs. 3 and'4.

When the seats are used as such, the two cushions above mentioned with removable backs, and also with hinged arms, which latter can be readily turned down out of the way of a person getting in or out of the lower berths.

I also provide for making the backs of those seats which have permanently-attached'backs serve as supports for folding frames, or stretchers, which form the bottoms of the upper tiers of berths, for which purpose said backs are turned up, and secured in horizontal positions, and provided with hinged ledges, upon which the stretchers are sustained, as will be hereinafter described.

By my invention, I further provide the several parts composing the beds or berths with fastenings, which will admit of their being held firmly intheir proper places, so as not to be affected by the shocks and vibration incident to the motion of the cars; all as will To enable others skilled in the art to understand my invention, I will describe its construction and operation.

In the accompanying drawings- AA A represent three car-seats, which may be conner, with the single exception that the rails forming these seats are rabbeted, to receive the thin boards or bottoms, s s 3, shown in figs. 2 and 3.

The arms 0 O of the seats A A are rigid, but the arm 0 of the seat A is hinged to the end-piece of this seat, so that, when the berths are formed, this arm 0 can be turned down as shown in fig. 3. so tnat it will can be reversed from one side to the other of the seats 1 be arranged as shown, the boards a forming partitions ened to the seat-backs.

E E, for the upper berth, and also the stretcher G therefor, are removed, and stowed away in any convenient place.

The seats are converted into reclining berths as follows:

The cushions E E are removed from the seats. The back, D, is also removed, and the backs D D turned up, and fastened in the position hown in figs.3 and 4.

The partitions a (1, JJ, are erected, and secured in their places, and the stretcher G placed upon the backs D Di, to form a platform for supporting the cushions The box N is used upon the seat A',wheu used as a seat, so as to raise the cushion E thereof to the same height as the cushions on seats A A, which latter rest upon the folded partitions J J, as shown in fig. 2.

Having described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The construction of the arm 0 of convertible car'- seats, so that they can be turned down out of the way when the seats are converted into sleeping-berths, substantially as described.

2. The folding partitions J, hinged to the rails of seats A A, and made to serve the purposes described.

3. The hinged partition-boards a and hinged ledges a, applied to reversible backs D D, substantially as'described.

4. The removable back D, box N, and folding arm G, applied to every alternate car-seat, in combination with back D D,-wl1ich are adapted to form elevated supports for an upper berth, substantially as described.-

O. G. MILLAR.

This stretcher, G, is divided longitudinally, and the two parts are hinged together, so as to be folded compactlywhen not in immediate service.

By means of dowel-pins the stretcher can be fast- The box, N, is removed from the intermediate seat A, and arranged between two seats, upon buttons 0.0, so that its upper surface is level with the seat-bottoms s s s and a thin board, N, is arranged between two seats, upon supports 11 1), so that its upper surface is level with the bottoms s s s and box N.

The arm 0' is then turned down, and cushions E E are laid out upon'the seats and intermediate supports, and the lower berth is ready for use.

Witnesses MICHAEL HANLEY, MARTIN PAYTON. 

